Two cities, two votes: inside Eurovision and the local election returns

Update: 2023-05-11

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This week, Darryl Morris and Mollie Simpson pick through

the local election results, and ask what Arooj Shah returning as Oldham’s council leader means for the town’s fractured politics. Plus, we journey to neighbouring Liverpool for the Eurovision Song Contest and digest new rules for Greater Manchester’s landlords.

Don’t miss our next Mill Members Club Event: in conversation with author and poet Dave Scott about his new book, Mancunians, on Thursday 18th May at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. Get tickets here for just £5: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mill-members-club-feat-dave-scott-tickets-518575532377

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Two cities, two votes: inside Eurovision and the local election returns

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Two cities, two votes: inside Eurovision and the local election returns

Two cities, two votes: inside Eurovision and the local election returns